Chapter One: THE CLIMATE Almerimar is conveniently situated on the Costa del Sol (sunny coast) which makes it an ideal place to overwinter if you like it warm. We do, and we had loads of sunny days, that is at least up until March when the heavens opened and also brought us not only one, …
Chapter One: WE’RE OFF So here we are in Almerimar on the Costa del Sol, Cordelia’s home for the winter. We chose it for the following reasons: it’s warm, windy with windsurfing nearby, it’s got chandlers and haul-out facilities, supermarkets not far away, and no fishing or commercial fleet that could wake us up in …
INTRODUCTION Two people were going to sea ’cause the wind in the sails is for free. And with that thought a vessel was bought that would carry them away happily. Cordelia was the name of the boatand they stacked her up load by loaduntil she would heaveso they decided to leaveto keep her and themselves …